Hebrew Word Studies (25 words)
A primitive root; properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. Pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. To begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce -- give account, A primitive root; properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. Pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. To begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce -- give account,
- answer (semantic_range)
4המלכן; Phoenicianמלך; ZinjirliמלךDHMSendsch. 60; Assyrianmaliku,malku,prince(Assyrianšarru=king); Arabicking(original Hebrew *מַלִחinferred, LagBN 73BaNB § 112WMMAs. u. Europ.76); SabeanמלכןSabDenkmN 4המלכן; Phoenicianמלך; ZinjirliמלךDHMSendsch. 60; Assyrianmaliku,malku,prince(Assyrianšarru=king); Arabicking(original Hebrew *מַלִחinferred, LagBN 73BaNB § 112WMMAs. u. Europ.76); SabeanמלכןSabDenkmN
- counsel (semantic_range)
- advice (semantic_range)
24;1 Kings 1:11+ [name 2 t. Samuel; 162 t. Kings; 109 t. Chronicles; 7 t. Ezra Nehemiah]; born in Jerusalem2 Samuel 5:14;1 Chronicles 3:5;1 Chronicles 14:4; designated by David as successor, anointed 24;1 Kings 1:11+ [name 2 t. Samuel; 162 t. Kings; 109 t. Chronicles; 7 t. Ezra Nehemiah]; born in Jerusalem2 Samuel 5:14;1 Chronicles 3:5;1 Chronicles 14:4; designated by David as successor, anointed
- Solomon (semantic_range)
1+, etc.;ImperfectיאֹמַרGenesis 31:8+;וַיּאֹ֫מֶרGenesis 1:3+;וַיּאֹמַ֑רGenesis 14:19+; in Job alwaysוַיּאֹ֑מַרJob 3:2+; 3 feminine singularתּאֹמַרGenesis 21:12+;תּאֹמֵר֑Proverbs 1:21; 1singularאֹמַרGe 1+, etc.;ImperfectיאֹמַרGenesis 31:8+;וַיּאֹ֫מֶרGenesis 1:3+;וַיּאֹמַ֑רGenesis 14:19+; in Job alwaysוַיּאֹ֑מַרJob 3:2+; 3 feminine singularתּאֹמַרGenesis 21:12+;תּאֹמֵר֑Proverbs 1:21; 1singularאֹמַרGe
- lamb (semantic_range)
12+; constructGenesis 3:20+; suffixאִמִּיGenesis 20:12+ etc.; plural only suffixאִמֹּתֵנוּLamentations 5:3;אִמֹּתָםJeremiah 16:3;Lamentations 2:12(twice in verse); —1literal (human)mother, as parentG 12+; constructGenesis 3:20+; suffixאִמִּיGenesis 20:12+ etc.; plural only suffixאִמֹּתֵנוּLamentations 5:3;אִמֹּתָםJeremiah 16:3;Lamentations 2:12(twice in verse); —1literal (human)mother, as parentG
- dam (semantic_range)
- point of departure (semantic_range)
- division (semantic_range)
43;Joshua 22:16;Judges 8:1),מַהֿ,מַהּ,מֶה,מַּ(Exodus 4:2;Isaiah 3:15;Malachi 1:13;1 Chronicles 15:13; 2Chronicles 30:3),מָ(only inמָהֵםEzekiel 8:6Kt., Qr.מָה הֵם) — on the distinction in the use of th 43;Joshua 22:16;Judges 8:1),מַהֿ,מַהּ,מֶה,מַּ(Exodus 4:2;Isaiah 3:15;Malachi 1:13;1 Chronicles 15:13; 2Chronicles 30:3),מָ(only inמָהֵםEzekiel 8:6Kt., Qr.מָה הֵם) — on the distinction in the use of th
- what? (semantic_range)
11,19 #NAME?אַתָּ1 Samuel 24:19;Psalm 6:4;Job 1:10;Ecclesiastes 7:22;Nehemiah 9:6. Appended to a verb for emphasis,Exodus 18:19(twice in verse);1 Samuel 17:56שְׁאַל אַתָּהinquirethou,1 Samuel 20:8;1 S 11,19 #NAME?אַתָּ1 Samuel 24:19;Psalm 6:4;Job 1:10;Ecclesiastes 7:22;Nehemiah 9:6. Appended to a verb for emphasis,Exodus 18:19(twice in verse);1 Samuel 17:56שְׁאַל אַתָּהinquirethou,1 Samuel 20:8;1 S
- come (semantic_range)
- come (semantic_range)
- bring (semantic_range)
- be brought (semantic_range)
25+,שָׁאָ֑לJudges 8:262t.; consecutiveוְשָׁ֫אַל לוֺNumbers 27:21; suffixוּשְׁאֵלְךָconsecutiveGenesis 32:18(Ges§ 64f),וּשְׁאֵלֵךְconsecutiveJudges 4:20; 1singular suffixשְׁאִלְתִּיו1 Samuel 1:20,שְׁאִ 25+,שָׁאָ֑לJudges 8:262t.; consecutiveוְשָׁ֫אַל לוֺNumbers 27:21; suffixוּשְׁאֵלְךָconsecutiveGenesis 32:18(Ges§ 64f),וּשְׁאֵלֵךְconsecutiveJudges 4:20; 1singular suffixשְׁאִלְתִּיו1 Samuel 1:20,שְׁאִ
- ask (semantic_range)
- ask for (semantic_range)
- request (semantic_range)
- inquire about (semantic_range)
- for (semantic_range)
33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, onceאוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34: 33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, onceאוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34:
- sign (semantic_range)
3,15;1 Kings 2:17,21,22.Topical LexiconIdentity and SettingAbishag appears exclusively in the opening chapters of 1 Kings, where she is consistently called “Abishag the Shunammite.” Shunem lay on the 3,15;1 Kings 2:17,21,22.Topical LexiconIdentity and SettingAbishag appears exclusively in the opening chapters of 1 Kings, where she is consistently called “Abishag the Shunammite.” Shunem lay on the
- my father is a wanderer (semantic_range)
1׳אֲבִישַׁג הַשּׁ1 Kings 1:3,15;1 Kings 2:17,21 (׳הַשֻּׁ),1 Kings 2:22(id.).2׳הַשּׁ2 Kings 4:12,25,36.Topical LexiconGeographical and Cultural Setting of ShunemShunem lay on the southern slopes of the 1׳אֲבִישַׁג הַשּׁ1 Kings 1:3,15;1 Kings 2:17,21 (׳הַשֻּׁ),1 Kings 2:22(id.).2׳הַשּׁ2 Kings 4:12,25,36.Topical LexiconGeographical and Cultural Setting of ShunemShunem lay on the southern slopes of the
811t.,1 Kings 2:135t. (=אֲדֹנִיָּה2 Samuel 3:4;1 Kings 1:5,7,18;1 Kings 2:28;1 Chronicles 3:2).2a Levite2Chronicles 17:8.3a chief of the peopleNehemiah 10:17(=אֲדֹנִיקָםNehemiah 7:18;Ezra 2:13; compar 811t.,1 Kings 2:135t. (=אֲדֹנִיָּה2 Samuel 3:4;1 Kings 1:5,7,18;1 Kings 2:28;1 Chronicles 3:2).2a Levite2Chronicles 17:8.3a chief of the peopleNehemiah 10:17(=אֲדֹנִיקָםNehemiah 7:18;Ezra 2:13; compar
25+,שָׁאָ֑לJudges 8:262t.; consecutiveוְשָׁ֫אַל לוֺNumbers 27:21; suffixוּשְׁאֵלְךָconsecutiveGenesis 32:18(Ges§ 64f),וּשְׁאֵלֵךְconsecutiveJudges 4:20; 1singular suffixשְׁאִלְתִּיו1 Samuel 1:20,שְׁאִ 25+,שָׁאָ֑לJudges 8:262t.; consecutiveוְשָׁ֫אַל לוֺNumbers 27:21; suffixוּשְׁאֵלְךָconsecutiveGenesis 32:18(Ges§ 64f),וּשְׁאֵלֵךְconsecutiveJudges 4:20; 1singular suffixשְׁאִלְתִּיו1 Samuel 1:20,שְׁאִ
- ask (semantic_range)
- ask for (semantic_range)
- request (semantic_range)
- inquire about (semantic_range)
- for (semantic_range)
33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, onceאוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34: 33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, onceאוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34:
- sign (semantic_range)
1623t.; —kingship, kingly office, royalty:1 Samuel 10:16,25;1 Samuel 11:14;1 Samuel 18:5;1 Kings 2:15(twice in verse);1 Kings 2:22;1 Kings 11:35;1 Chronicles 10:14;Isaiah 34:12; belonging to׳יObadiah 1623t.; —kingship, kingly office, royalty:1 Samuel 10:16,25;1 Samuel 11:14;1 Samuel 18:5;1 Kings 2:15(twice in verse);1 Kings 2:22;1 Kings 11:35;1 Chronicles 10:14;Isaiah 34:12; belonging to׳יObadiah
Phoenicianכ. Probably from the same demonstrative basis found inhere, and in certain pronouns, as Aramaicדֵּךְthis(WSG 110 f.); perhaps also ultimately akin withthat, in order that, andthen, enclitic, Phoenicianכ. Probably from the same demonstrative basis found inhere, and in certain pronouns, as Aramaicדֵּךְthis(WSG 110 f.); perhaps also ultimately akin withthat, in order that, andthen, enclitic,
- for (semantic_range)
- when (semantic_range)
- when (semantic_range)
23Kt, seeהוּא.הוּאmasculineהִיאfeminine(plural masculineהֵ֫מָּה,הֵם; feminineהֵ֫נָּה,הֵן[the latter only with prefixes]; see these words),pronoun of the 3rd person singular,he, she, used also(in both 23Kt, seeהוּא.הוּאmasculineהִיאfeminine(plural masculineהֵ֫מָּה,הֵם; feminineהֵ֫נָּה,הֵן[the latter only with prefixes]; see these words),pronoun of the 3rd person singular,he, she, used also(in both
29+ (Ezekiel 18:10 strike out Co compareᵐ5ᵑ6ᵑ9; Ew Smאַח; Dl BaEz xdefends as =onecompare Assyriana—u) never with article; cstrאֲחִיGenesis 10:21+; suffixאָחִיGenesis 4:9+;אָחִיךָGenesis 4:9+;אָחִיוGe 29+ (Ezekiel 18:10 strike out Co compareᵐ5ᵑ6ᵑ9; Ew Smאַח; Dl BaEz xdefends as =onecompare Assyriana—u) never with article; cstrאֲחִיGenesis 10:21+; suffixאָחִיGenesis 4:9+;אָחִיךָGenesis 4:9+;אָחִיוGe
- brother (semantic_range)
13 279t.;גָּדֹלDeuteronomy 26:822t.; constructגְּדוֺלEzekiel 17:3,7;Jeremiah 32:19,גְּדָלֿProverbs 19:19,גְּדָו֯לֿPsalm 145:8;Nahum 1:3; suffixגְּדוֺלָםJeremiah 6:132t.; pluralגְּדוֺלִיםExodus 7:411t. 13 279t.;גָּדֹלDeuteronomy 26:822t.; constructגְּדוֺלEzekiel 17:3,7;Jeremiah 32:19,גְּדָלֿProverbs 19:19,גְּדָו֯לֿPsalm 145:8;Nahum 1:3; suffixגְּדוֺלָםJeremiah 6:132t.; pluralגְּדוֺלִיםExodus 7:411t.
- great (semantic_range)
- loud (semantic_range)
- do great things (semantic_range)
- greatness (semantic_range)
2; 2Chronicles 20:11) contracted toמִי(asמִידֵיfromמִיְּדֵי), before guttural andר, mostlyמֵ, occasionallyמִ(Ges§ 102, l R.; more fully Köii. 291ff),מִןbefore article in all books much commoner than - 2; 2Chronicles 20:11) contracted toמִי(asמִידֵיfromמִיְּדֵי), before guttural andר, mostlyמֵ, occasionallyמִ(Ges§ 102, l R.; more fully Köii. 291ff),מִןbefore article in all books much commoner than -
- out of (semantic_range)
- by (semantic_range)
- by reason of (semantic_range)
- at (semantic_range)
20,21,22;1 Samuel 23:6,9;1 Samuel 30:7(twice in verse);2 Samuel 8:17(readבןאֿחמלך׳אבsoᵑ6We Dr) + 22 t. 2Samuel, 1Kings, 1Chronicles.Topical LexiconFamily Line and Early YearsAbiathar was the son of Ah 20,21,22;1 Samuel 23:6,9;1 Samuel 30:7(twice in verse);2 Samuel 8:17(readבןאֿחמלך׳אבsoᵑ6We Dr) + 22 t. 2Samuel, 1Kings, 1Chronicles.Topical LexiconFamily Line and Early YearsAbiathar was the son of Ah
- the Great One is father (semantic_range)
18439t.; pluralכֹּהֲנִיםExodus 19:6272t.; constructכֹּהֲנֵי1 Samuel 5:513t.; suffixכֹּהֲנַיLamentations 1:1922t. suffixes —1priest-king:e.g. MelchizedekGenesis 14:18(E ?), comparePsalm 110:4(the Messi 18439t.; pluralכֹּהֲנִיםExodus 19:6272t.; constructכֹּהֲנֵי1 Samuel 5:513t.; suffixכֹּהֲנַיLamentations 1:1922t. suffixes —1priest-king:e.g. MelchizedekGenesis 14:18(E ?), comparePsalm 110:4(the Messi
6;2 Samuel 2:13100t. 2Samuel (also2 Samuel 20:6forᵑ0אֲבִישַׁיcompareᵑ6We Dr);1 Kings 1:714t. 1Kings;1 Chronicles 2:1622t. 1Chronicles;Psalm 60:2.2a descendant of Judah1 Chronicles 4:14(butᵐ5Bᵐ5LἸωβαβ) 6;2 Samuel 2:13100t. 2Samuel (also2 Samuel 20:6forᵑ0אֲבִישַׁיcompareᵑ6We Dr);1 Kings 1:714t. 1Kings;1 Chronicles 2:1622t. 1Chronicles;Psalm 60:2.2a descendant of Judah1 Chronicles 4:14(butᵐ5Bᵐ5LἸωβαβ)
- is father (semantic_range)
25+;ֵבּןֿEzekiel 18:10; constructבֵּןGenesis 49:22(twice in verse);בֶּןֿGenesis 5:32+;בֶּןEsther 2:5;Nehemiah 6:18, & with prefixGenesis 17:17;Numbers 8:25;1 Chronicles 27:23; 2Chronicles 25:5; 31:16 25+;ֵבּןֿEzekiel 18:10; constructבֵּןGenesis 49:22(twice in verse);בֶּןֿGenesis 5:32+;בֶּןEsther 2:5;Nehemiah 6:18, & with prefixGenesis 17:17;Numbers 8:25;1 Chronicles 27:23; 2Chronicles 25:5; 31:16
- son (semantic_range)
- son (semantic_range)
- children (semantic_range)
- youth (semantic_range)
- young men (semantic_range)
mother of Abishai, Joab and Asahel; —׳צ1 Samuel 26:6+,צְרֻיָה2 Samuel 14:1;2 Samuel 16:10;2 Samuel 23:37; — according to1 Chronicles 2:16a she was David's sister; calledאֵם יוֺאָב2 Samuel 17:25; elsew mother of Abishai, Joab and Asahel; —׳צ1 Samuel 26:6+,צְרֻיָה2 Samuel 14:1;2 Samuel 16:10;2 Samuel 23:37; — according to1 Chronicles 2:16a she was David's sister; calledאֵם יוֺאָב2 Samuel 17:25; elsew
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Commentary
Gill's Exposition
And King Solomon answered and said unto his mother,.... With as much gentleness and mildness as he could, but inwardly fired at her request, and amazed at it, and could not forbear using some degree of tartness and resentment: and why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? is this a small petition? is this a fit and lawful one? ask for him the kingdom also; for this is what he means by it, that by marrying the king's widow he may
step into the throne whenever any opportunity offers, as any uneasiness, or insurrection in the kingdom, or the death of Solomon; for none but a king, the Jews say (b), might marry a king's widow, not any private man; and therefore for Adonijah to ask this was interpreted affecting the kingdom, and aspiring to it, and taking his measures to obtain it; yea, it is said (c), that none but another king, the successor, might make use of his servants, handmaids, and ministers; and it is observed, that Abishag was free to Solomon, but not to Adonijah: for he is mine elder brother; and has that to plead in his favour, and if he could obtain this, it would strengthen his title, or at least be a plausible pretence, which he might make use of, when opportunity served, to gain the people to his interest: even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah; she might as well ask for them as for him; whose interest it was, and therefore desirous it might be that he should be king, that so the one might be continued in the office of high priest, and the other as general of the army; who, Solomon knew, bore him no good will, but were secretly his enemies; and he suspected that this was a scheme of theirs, and that it was by their advice Adonijah made this request; so the Targum, "are not he, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, in the counsel?'' in this counsel; it is what they had consulted among themselves as a preparation to bring about a design they are contriving; probably Solomon had private notice that they were plotting against him, and this confirmed him in the truth of it; and therefore all of them were upon this punished with deprivation of office, or loss of life. (b) Misn. Sanhedrin, c. 2. sect. 2. (c) Maimon. Hilchot Sanhedrin, c. 2. sect. 1.